Where we explore what happens when you exit the Code arrangements
Understanding the process for the removal of your qualification status
There are circumstances in which a REC Party or a Non-Party REC Service User has its qualification and access rights withdrawn. Typical scenarios where this arises includes:
Voluntary withdrawal
Supplier of last resort
Expulsion following an event of default
Voluntary withdrawal from the REC
You may decide that you no longer want to be a qualified REC Party or Non-Party REC Service User. If this is the case, you must notify the Code Manager of your intention to withdraw.
Your intended date of withdrawal must be at least 28 calendar days from the date that you provide notice. You can provide notice of withdrawal through the relevant area on the REC Portal.
The Code Manager will receive your notice of withdrawal and carry out checks to ensure that you meet the requirements of exit.
Notice of withdrawal form
Requirements include:
Any outstanding charges due under the REC have been settled
You do not continue to hold a Licence requiring you to be a REC Party
As a Supplier, Network Operator or MEM you are not associated with any Registerable Metering Points
Providing these requirements are met and continue to be met until the date of intended withdrawal, you will formally withdraw from the REC on your notified date of withdrawal. At this point, your status as qualified REC Party or Non-Party REC Service User will lapse. Access rights to the REC Portal and REC Services will be revoked.
The REC Party Register on the REC Portal will be updated to advise other REC Parties of the change in status for your organisation.
If the Code Manager cannot confirm that conditions for withdrawal have been met at least two working days prior to the intended date of withdrawal, the process will be stopped. The Code Manager will notify you why you were unable to withdraw. If you still wish to withdraw, you must restart the process by sending a further notice of your intention to withdraw.
Expulsion from the REC
RECCo Board may decide to expel a qualified REC Party following an Event of Default - a scenario where a REC Party has been found to be in breach of the REC and that breach has not or cannot be resolved. We may suspend or remove your access to REC Services if you breach any of the conditions of your Access Agreement.
In this event, the RECCo Board will serve you with a notice of expulsion. The Code Manager will confirm your expulsion to all other REC Parties, Non-Party REC Service Providers and Code Managers for other industry codes that you may be party to. All access rights to the REC Portal and REC Services will be removed.
Supplier of Last Resort
In the event that you are a Supplier which has entered administration or ceased to trade, Ofgem may withdraw your Supply Licence and appoint a Supplier of Last Resort to ensure your customers are protected.
Your customers will be transferred to this new Supplier. If you are gaining customers as the Supplier of Last Resort you will have agreed with Ofgem to take these customers.
The Code Manager will work closely with the failed Supplier and the Supplier of Last Resort throughout this process, to ensure that access to the right data within REC Services is available at the right time. The Code Manager will make a recommendation to the RECCo Board of the appropriate time to withdraw access to all REC Services and the REC Portal for a failed Supplier.